Embedding a Playlist

You can also embed a YouTube playlist instead of a single video. Simply copy the playlist’s URL from your web browser’s address bar while viewing the playlist:

Be sure to copy the full URL, including &list=… at the end. That copies the entire playlist instead of a single video.

Then, paste it on a line by itself in the Visual editor of your post or page (to embed with a URL) or create a shortcode using the format below. Be sure to replace the URL listed here with the URL of your video, and the code is on a line by itself.

The playlist will look like the one below — you can preview it even before publishing the post:

Video Customization Options

You can specify the width and height of the embedded video by adding &w=... or &w=...&h=...to the shortcode. It will automatically adapt to your theme’s content length and give you preferred dimensions.

To start at a certain point in the video, convert the time of that point from minutes and seconds to all seconds, then add that number as shown (using an example start point of 1 minute 15 seconds):[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oh12ROTQCE&start=75 ]

Troubleshooting

Streaming a Live Broadcast with YouTube

You can stream a live broadcast using YouTube and the Google Hangouts On Air feature, and embed the stream during or after the event on your WordPress.com site.

In order to create a Live Stream on your site, you’ll need to start at YouTube by enabling Live Events on your settings page.

From the YouTube Dashboard, click on Channel > Live Events > Enable. Your account must be in good standing to enable live events, subject to YouTube guidelines.

Once you have enabled Live Events, you can initiate a new stream by going to Video Manager > Live Events > Schedule New Event

The video must be given a Title to proceed, and you should set the privacy setting as well. You can embed a stream set to Unlisted or Public on your page, however a stream set to Private will show only a blank video.

Once you have filled in the information and selected a privacy setting, click Go Live Now. A separate window will appear and the Google Hangouts Live page will load. This may take some time depending on the speed of your connection.

When the green Start Broadcast buttons appears, you are ready to start streaming. At the bottom right click Links and then copy the YouTube Page link from the box.

Next, go to your WordPress.com page or post where you’d like this video to appear. Paste the link onto it’s own line (do not use the link button on the toolbar), and when you are ready, click Publish.

Now you can begin the broadcast, and users can click play on the embedded video on your WordPress.com site to stream the event. The broadcast is on a brief delay, and users may need to wait a moment and/or refresh the page to start the stream once you are live.

Once the event is over, the video will remain in place and can be replayed by visitors in the future. If you prefer not to have the video online after the live event, you can set the event to Private at YouTube, or simply remove the link from your page on WordPress.com.

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